Basket-handle-nailing machine.



A. M. TAYLOR. BASKET HANDLE NAILING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED OCT.7,19l0- RENEWED MAR. 20. 1915.

Patented Aug. 24, 1915.

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WHNEESEE INVEN7UR.

COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH cm. WASHINGTON. D. n

ARTHUR M. TAYLOR, OF KEUKA PARK, NEW YORK.

BASKET-HANDLE-NAILING MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 24:, 1915.

Application filed October 7, 1910, Serial No. 585,839. Renewed March 20,1915. Serial No. 15,902.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ARTHUR M. TAYLOR, acitizen of the United States, residing at Keuka Park, in the county ofYates and State of New York, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Basket- I'Iandle-I ailing Machines; and I do herebydeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itpertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to nailing machines especially adapted fornailing handles to baskets and embodies improvements hereinafter fullyset forth and claimed.

The main object of this invention is to provide means for handlingandsecuring the basket body, providing means for clamping the basketbody, said clamping means acting as an anvil to support the'upper edgesof the basket body and to clench the fasteners as they are driven homethrough the handle and into the body.

Another object of this invention is to provide for the feeding ofthenails, tacks or fasteners, one at a time, to hammers and into positionto be acted upon by the hammers and driven home.

Other objects of this invention will appear in the specificationhereinafter.

This invention consists in parts and combination of parts, all of whichwill be hereinafter fully set forth and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure I, is an isometric view ofthe machine as awhole, illustrating one type of construction in which the invention isembodied. Fig. II is a plan view of the table with the nail or tackhopper removed,illustrating the plunger operating mechanism and thecombined anvil and clamp. Fig. III, is an enlarged detail view insection illustrating the manner in which the fasteners are fed andsupported while being driven. Fig. IV, is an enlarged view of thefastener or tack supporting trough showing the end of the plunger andone end of the feeding tube, and also illustrating the yielding tacksupporter. Fig. V, is a detailed view showing the back piece forsupporting and gaging the position of the basket body. Fig. VI, is adetailed front view in elevation of the combined anvil .and clamp piece.

The machine embodied in the invention is adapted to fasten handles tobaskets. The different parts are illustrated as at the present timeappear especially applicable for this work, but it is not intended thatthe exact combination or structual features shall be consideredessential as the same may be modified without departing from theinvention.

In the drawings submitted herewith the operative mechanism of themachine is mounted on a stand comprising four legs 1, 1, 1, 1,surmounted by a table 2, on which in turn is mounted four hoppers 3, 3,3, 3, supported by uprights 3, 3, secured to the table 2. The hoppers 3,3, 3, 3, are adapted to hold tacks, nails or other proper fastenerswhich are fed through suitable arranging chutes 4:, 4:, 4L, 4:, and aredelivered into tubes 5, 5, 5, 5, one at a time by means of check slides6, 6, 6, 6, operated at each action of the machine through means ofsuitable connections formed on the pivoted lever arms 13. Thus far theconstruction may be of any suitable type adapted for the purpose.

The delivery end of the tubes 5, 5, 5, 5, (see Figs. III and IV) leadinto V shaped troughs 18, and are provided with a side slot 5 for theekit of the nail, tack or fastener 19 delivering its point properly andI onto the hammer or plunger 10, which when retracted allows the nail todrop into the bottom of the V shaped trough 18 and into position to bedriven by the plunger 10. In order to properly present the point of thenail or tack 19 and guide it in driving, a yielding support '20,consisting of a bell crank shaped weighted lever and having a notch 20is provided for this purpose, the'notch 20 being inclined upwardly andoutwardly as shown in Fig.

III so that as the nail 1-9 is driven home the support will yield to thehead of the nail.

as the toggle arms 13-13 are opened or closed the plungers 10, 10, 11,11, are projected against the nail 19 or are retracted to allow of thedropping of another nail 19. The toggle arms 13, 13 are operated bymeans of a connecting rod 14, which in turn is pivotally attached to arod 15, extending upward from a treadle 16 and braced by a brace rod 15also secured to the treadlev 16 which in turn is hinged to a cross bar16 and has a foot piece 16. Now as said foot' nailing mechanism asillustrated and also the tack or nail presenting mechanism and theiroperations.

It remains to set forth the basket holding means which is shown moreclearly in Figs. I, II, V and VI, and comprises an upright back piecesecured to the table 2 to the rear of an opening 7 formed in the frontposition of said table 2, to admit the basket body A (see Figs. I, andII) and handle C. The basket piece 7 is provided with an adjustablesupport 9, carrying clamp arms 8, 8, to gage the position of the basketbody and retain it in place, (see Fig. V, dotted lines). The bottom B ofthe basket body rests against the back piece 7. In order to hold thebasket body against the back piece 7, a swinging anvil clamp block 21,is provided. This clamp block and combined anvil 21, is mounted at theupper end of a vertical horizontally swinging lever 22, hinged at itslower end 22 to a bar 1', of the inclined frame, and is attached to aspring 24. A bell crank 23 engages the lower end of the lever 22 andthrows it outward by depressing the treadle 23 to allow of the basketbody being inserted in the opening 7 and against the back piece 7 andthen the treadle connected to the bell crank 23 is released.

As illustrated in Fig. VI, of the drawings and as also shown in Fig. I,the anvil block and clamp, (the same being formed of metal) is providedwith two extending lugs 21, 21 at the lower ends, the object of theselugs being to form a rest for the handle C, when it is inserted in theopening 7 and to hold said handle contiguous to the body of the basketA, gaging the handle centrally of the body. It will also be noticed inFig. II, of the drawings that this combined clamp and anvil block isprovided with projections 1), b, at either side, which are adapted toengage the upper edge of the basket body contiguous to the position ofthe handle C. The main portion of the anvil block is so formed as to fittightly or securely within the basket body, thus forming an anvilagainst which the nails or fasteners that attach the handles to the bodymay be clenched, and suitable recesses such as a, a, may be provided inthe body of the anvil block for this purpose, viz. of turning the pointsof the nails or fasteners back into the'basket body.

Now having set forth the construction, and in a general way, theoperation of the machine asa Whole, and of the different mechanismsembodied therein, it seems but necessary to outline the operation offastening the handles to the baskets. The first operation is to throwthe anvil 21 outward by means of a treadle 23 and against the tension ofthe spring 24; this allows of the insertion of the body A, of the.basket against the back piece 7, resting within the arms 8, 8, on therest 9, the same being so adjusted that the central portion of thebasket is approximately level with the projections 21, 21. The nextoperation is to release the treadle 23 when the spring 24 throws theanvil clamp 21 against the upper edge so as to bring the projections b,1), against the upper edge of the basket body, forcing it back againstthe back-piece 7, and retaining it in this position. The handle C,resting upon the projections '21, 21, is then put in position outsidethe basket body as shown in Fig. II, and the foot piece 16, whichoperates a treadle 16, is depressed straightening the toggle arms 13,13, and bringing the four plungers 10, 10, 11, 11, toward the basketbody and handle, driving the fasteners at the bottom portion of thebasket through the handle and into the bottom portion of the basket andat the upper portion of the basket, through the handle and into the bodyof the basket and against the anvil block and clamp 21, thus clenchingthe fasteners at this point. This action is repeated and at eachrepetition of this action the check slides 6, 6, pass a'tack or fastener19 (see Fig. III) which passes through the tube 5, rests uponthe plunger10, until said plunger is retracted, then dropping to the bottom of thetrough 18, ahead of the plunger 10, and in position to be driven by saidplungers upon the depression of the treadle 16.

It will be noted that the spring 24 is attached respectively at one endto the treadle 16, and at its opposed end to the swinging bar 22. Thisconstruction first obviates the necessity of using more than one springfor this purpose, and secondly as the treadle 16 is depressed, the clampaction of the lever 22 and its anvil block and, clamp 21, is increased.

As hereinabove stated in illustrating and setting forth this invention,I have confined the same to a machine for securing certain handles tocertain types of basket bodies and havealso set forth details ofconstruction which are considered as best adapted for this purpose, butI donotwish to beilimited in any respect to these details or to thisprecise assemblage or operation of the parts,

inasmuch as the same may be modified and departed from and still containtheessentials of the invention.

What I claim is:

1. A machine for securing handles to basket bodies comprising means forretaining and clamping the basket body in position, means for retainingthe handle in proper position relative to the body, hammers located soas to operate from both sides of the body and operating to drivefasteners through said handles and means for delivering fasteners tosaid hammers.

2. A machine of the type set forth comprising a body support for thebasket, a handle support to retain the handle in proper positionrelative to the body, a clamping device adapted to hold the body inposition, said clamping device adapted to be released for the removaland replacement of a basket body, means for releasing the same and meansfor securing the handle to said basket body, substantially as set forth.

3. A basket handle nailing machine of the type set forth comprisingmeans for securing handles to basket bodies, a rest for the basket body,and a swinging anvil for keeping said basket body in position, saidanvil acting as a means for holding said handle in position for securingthe same to the basket body, all substantially as and for the purposeset forth.

4. A machine of the type set forth comprising means for securing handlesto basket bodies, a rest into Which fits the said basket body, and aswinging anvil for holding said basket body in position in said rest,said anvil formed so as to clench the fasteners; all substantially asand for the purpose set forth.

5. A basket handle nailing machine of the type set forth comprisingmeans for securing handles to basket bodies, a rest for the basket body,and a swinging anvil having portions for keeping said basket body inposition, said anvil acting as a means for holding said handle inposition for securing the same to the basket body, all substantially asand for the purpose set forth.

Signed at Keuka Park in the county of Yates and State of N. Y. this day22 Aug.

ARTHUR M. TAYLOR. Witnesses:

LEON H. BEACH, WILLIAM W. EASTMAN.

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